Iowa State University
Department of Psychology
Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D. Distinguished
Professor & Director, Center for the
Study of Violence
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Iowa State UniversityDepartment of Psychology
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| Links
to
scales |
| 2011
Op-Ed
article
on
Supreme
Court Case (pdf) |
Professor Doug Gentile and I
wrote this Op-Ed piece to help parents distinguish the
Supreme
Court's legal decision that States cannot require parental
consent for
children to purchase violent video games, from the
scientific reality
that such games cause harm. |
| 2010 Amicus Curiae Brief
from California
Senator Yee on Supreme Court Case |
The attached pdf file
contains
the "Friend of the Court" brief submitted on July 19, 2010
to the U.S.
Supreme Court in the case of Schwarzenegger vs. Video
Software Dealers
Association. The brief makes extensive use of research on
violent video
game effects, and includes a statement (appendix) from
leading
scholars. Note that this statement merely summarizes the
empirical
research; it does not specifically address the legal or
public policy
issues. |
2009 American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Media Violence |
After several years of work,
this revision of the Academy's earlier statement was
completed, passed,
and released by the Academy. My Iowa State University
colleague Doug
Gentile and I did much of the updating and rewriting;
pediatrician and
media violence scholar Victor Strasburger served as the lead
author and
driving force. |
2007 Book on Violent Video Games |
My co-authors on this book
are
Doug Gentile and Katherine Buckley. The book can be ordered
online from
the Oxford
University
Press web site.
For reviews of this book click here. |
Publications Since 1995 |
A listing of titles, citations, and abstracts of articles and chapters published in 1995 and later years, and "in press" works. This page also contains a link to various scales used in our research. |
Video Game Recommendations |
A letter to parents, grandparents, and other individuals with questions about sources of good educational video games and concerns about violent video games and youths. It contains some recommmendations and guidelines. |
Current Classes |
Course syllabi and related information on classes taught on a regular basis--intended primarily for students in these classes. |
Research Interests |
A listing of titles,
citations,
and abstracts of articles and chapters categorized by
research topic. Note that this page has not been updated for
years. For a complete listing of publications since 1995, go
to http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/recpub.html. |
Biographical Sketch |
A brief sketch of educational background, employment history, awards, and research interests. |
Tips on buying video games |
Print version of an NBC TV
Omaha
News 6 story on "Expert Tips on Buying Video Games" for
children, Nov.
23, 2009. |
Video Game Violence FAQs |
15 frequently asked questions (and
answers)
about the effects of exposure to violent video games. |
| APA Resolution on Violence in Video Games | An August 2005 press release on the American Psychological Association's call for a reduction of violence in video games used by children and adolescents, and the full resolution, in pdf format. alternative link |
News Reports, Interviews... |
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| 2011 Reports on the Supreme
Court decision
on California's Violent Video Game Law |
June
27,
2011
CBS
interview
with Professor Sacks (mov format) June 27, 2011 Scientific American (pdf) alternate link June 27, 2011 Wall Street Journal article (pdf) June 27, 2001 CA Senator Yee's response June 28, 2011 Slate (pdf) Jon Stewart's piece on the Daily Show (mov) very graphic June 20, 2011 Game Spot story (pdf) June 28, 2011 Wired.com interview with Prof. Bushman (pdf) June 28, 2011 ABC News (pdf) July 5, 2011 Wisconsin Public Radio-Joy Cardin (mp3 45 min) |
| 2010 Pediatrics
for Parents
articles and extended interview on violent video games |
Download the two articles on
Violent Video Games and
Other Media
Violence that appeared in early 2010 in Pediatrics for Parents
magazine by
clicking on these links: Part
1, Part
2 (pdf). Listen to the extended interview (35 minutes)
on this
topic with Editor Dr. Richard Sagall by clicking here or
this alternative
link (mp3). |
| 2010
Iowa
State Press Release on the Violent Video Game Supreme
Court Case |
This press release highlights
the role of two Iowa State University faculty members in the
scientific
aspects of the Supreme Court Case on a California law that
would
require parental permission for minors to purchase or rent
certain
types of violent video games. It also highlights why
Professors
Anderson and Gentile focus on the science and do comment on
any
specific law. |
| Violent Video Games and the
Supreme Court |
Interviews inspired by the
Supreme Court decision to review lower court rulings that
laws
restricting children's right to purchase any violent video
game are
unconstitutional. (Note: Dr. Anderson never comments on the
legal
aspects, but focuses only on what the science has to say.) April 26, 2010 CNN interview with Campbell Brown (mov format) April 28, 2010 NPR interview, Diane Rehm Show (51 minutes mp3) |
| Global Warming & Violence |
TV, radio, and newspaper
coverage of research linking global warming to violence. April 6, 2010 interview with Ben Kieffer on "The Exchange" show on Iowa Public Radio. (30 minutes, mp3) April 22, 2010 Ames Tribune article. (pdf) April 22, 2010 interview on WHO TV 13, Des Moines, Iowa. (mov format) |
| Violent
Video
Game
Effects (mov format) |
TV news interviews about our
new
comprehensive meta-analysis that
was published in the American Psychological Association's
journal Psychological
Bulletin. March 1, 2010 interview on KCCI TV 8, Des Moines, Iowa. March 7, 2010 interview on WHO TV 13, Des Moines, Iowa. |
| Violent
Video
Game
Effects (mp3 format) |
A 2010 interview with Ben
Kieffer on Iowa Public Radio's The
Exchange news and call-in radio show about our new
comprehensive
meta-analysis that
was published in the American Psychological Association's
journal Psychological
Bulletin (24
minutes)
(QuickTime .mov
version) |
| News articles on our March,
2010
Psychological Bulletin
article, which shows that violent video games are a causal
risk factor
several harmful outcomes. |
USA Today, 3-1-10, front page, (print version). Washington Post, 3-1-10. (print version). Ames Tribue, 3-2-10, lead story, (print version). Futurity.org, 3-1-10. (print version). |
Video Game Violence Update |
A 2003 article in the American Psychological Association's electronic publication Psychological Science Agenda. alternative link |
Violent Video
Games: Protecting Children
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A 2004 article in the
American Psychological
Association's electronic publication Psychology Matters,
a
compendium of psychological research that has had a positive
impact on
modern society.alternative
link |
The Parent Report(mp3 format) |
Brief interviews (about 1
minute) in 2004 with Professor Anderson on violent video
games, by host
Joanne Wilson, in MP3 format. 8/17/04, "Media Violence & Children" 11/18/04, "Violent Media and Behaviour" 11/26/04, "Rules Around Video Games" 6/15/05, "Influence of Video Game Violence vs. TV Violence" |
APS Address |
A brief report on Professor Anderson's 2004
American Psychological Society's address on "The Influence
of Media
Violence on
Youth" |
JFK Assasination Video Game (mov format)
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News stories and interviews
concerning the video game "JFK Reloaded" on CBS
and KCCI
TV8. CBS Evening news with Dan Rather, 11/22/04 KCCI Des Moines news (TV8), 11/22/04 |
Long radio shows
(mp3
format)
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Todd Mundt-NPR show, violent
video
games,
1/8/03,
27
minutes. Wise Guys, WHO Radio, media violence, 1/18/03, 41 minutes. Iowa Public Radio, WOI, Katherine Perkins, media violence and our new book on violent video games, 4/4/07, 43 minutes. |
| Canadian Media Violence
Report (pdf format) |
A 2004 report funded by the
Government of Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
Office for
Victims of Crime. This comprehensive report reviews
political,
research, regulatory and other aspects of media violence. It
was
written by Valerie Smith. |
Violence in the Media - Psychologists Help Protect Children from Harmful Effects |
Two 2004 articles in the American Psychological Association's electronic publication Psychology Matters, a compendium of psychological research that has had a positive impact on modern society. |
| CNN
News
Excerpt (mov format) |
An edited
interview on violent video game effects which appeared
on CNN on
December 4, 2004. |
| APA
Resolution
on
Violence
in
Video
Games |
An August 2005 press release on the American Psychological Association's call for a reduction of violence in video games used by children and adolescents, and the full resolution, in pdf format. alternative link |
| Violent
video game report & parent advice (mov format) (flash format) |
News story on WOI TV5 (ABC) in Des Moines, Iowa, 11/29/05, on the video game report card, and parent shopping advice. |
| MSNBC
interview flash format mov format |
A 6 minute live interview
with
MSNBC TV on 9/19/06 on violent video game effects, and
parental and
industry responsibility. |
| Plenary
Address
at
the National Summit on
Video Games, Youth, & Public Policy click here |
A 48 minute presentation at
the
Summit held October 20-21, 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Summit was co-sponsored by the National
Institute
on
Media
and
the
Family, a grant by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention to the Iowa State University
Center for the Study of
Violence,
and by the Iowa State University Institute
for
Social
and
Behavioral
Research. The address was titled Violent Video Games: Effects
and Public
Policy. |
| Learning to Be Violent
mov
format |
An 8 minute clip on media
violence effects, including Bandura's Bobo doll studies and
violent
video game studies. This clip also is available as part of
the
supplemental package for Roy Baumeister and Brad Bushman's social
psychology
textbook. |
| CNKW
Radio
Interview mp3 format |
A 15 minute interview by
CNKW's
Sean Leslie, radio 980AM, Vancouver, British Columbia. This
interview
of Professor Anderson and Professor Douglas Gentile
discusses recent
findings on violent video games from our 2007
book, and concerns about the video game Bully. |
| NPR/Justice
Talking
interview mp3 format |
A 6 minute interview with
Justice Talking host Margot Adler (granddaughter of Alfred
Adler) on
the scientific facts about media violence effects. |
| eye on Psi Chi interview pdf format |
An interview by 3 Nebraska
Wesleyan University students on video game violence, as part
of the
FAWL lecture series. Published in the Psi Chi magazine eye on Psi Chi and on
their web
site. alternative
link |
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Craig A. Anderson, W112 Lagomarcino Hall,
Department of Psychology Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180 email: caa@iastate.edu Phone: (515) 294-3118 Fax: (515) 294-6424 |